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I feel like the article is already implying this: > Despite this, C++ preserves a huge amount of C heritage and many C programs will compile just fine with a C
by knorker 2y ago
I feel like the article is already implying this:
> Despite this, C++ preserves a huge amount of C heritage and many C programs will compile just fine with a C++ compiler
It preserves "a huge amount", not "backwards compatability". "Many" C programs will compile, not "all". Hell, the author didn't even go as far as to say "most".
Also the author says:
> The original version of C++ WAS basically an object oriented version of C ("C with classes") BUT AT THIS POINT it has been around for 40-odd years and so HAS DIVERGED VERY SIGNIFICANTLY
[my emphasis / capitalization]
I'm not sure what point you're making that's not already in the article.